Hello I am Bill Crupi. I am a senior at UCF, I am a Anthropology and Psychology Major. I am in the Anthropology Club at UCF. I love to travel. I have been to 6 of the 7 continents in my life (Not Antarctica), and a bunch of different countries. I have been to tons of ruins through my travels, but the ones I thought were the most amazing were the Egyptian ones. They sort of take your breath away when you look at them for the first time.
The ruins of the temples that have to deal with the ancient Egyptian religion are very interesting to me. I would like to relate actual findings with the religion, each temple should have it's own feel to it depending on which gods or goddesses they worship at that particular temple. Also each temple may have different practices based on this as well.
This photo was taken at the Temple of Hatshepsut, a Temple dedicated to the Sun God Ra. The picture depicts Hieroglyphics of Ra, Ra was a very important god in the Egyptian religion. I took this picture myself when I was at the temple during my travels in Egypt.
Wikis can be trustworthy but you have to make sure that the information is sourced properly. Yes anyone can change them but especially with a large wiki like Wikipedia they have may people fact checking the information.
Module 7
Egyptian Religion was very important in ancient times, so much so that they created giant temples dedicated to the gods. These temples had great importance, being places of worship, Military fortresses, and even places for offerings to the gods. Large temples were of great economic activity providing many jobs for the people of the surrounding areas. Religion helped the people in many ways. Not all gods had temples, but many of the main gods had multiple temples devoted to them. There was often relationships between the gods that allowed the temples to depict multiple gods and sometimes honoring them as well as the main god of the temple. Only the pharaoh and the high priests could enter the most sacred areas of these temples. Pharaohs often put much of their wealth in to the temples feeling it to be their duty to honor the gods. Ancient Egyptian religion left us with many temples to study, if not for these temples we would have a significantly diminished amount of information about Egyptian religion.
A Picture of me at Luxor temple, talking to the guide. Luxor is located on the site of Ancient Thebes.
Module 8
The floodplains along the Nile constitute an important but as yet little utilized series of laboratories for the comparative study of the origins
and interaction of ancient civilizations
“Kerma: The Rise of an African Civilization,” Bruce G. Trigger, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1. (1976), pp. 1-21.
The Pyramid Texts. Translated by Samuel A.B. Mercer 1952.
These texts were found in the pyramids at Saqqara and date back over four thousand years, they were funerary inscriptions found on the inner walls of the pyramids. These were a basis for the early Egyptian religion. These were sacred texts that until the 6th dynasty were only used by the pharaoh. Mercer was the first person to translate these completely in English although they had been translated previously in other languages. First discoved by Gaston Maspero in 1881 these were recognized as possibly the oldest religious texts in existence today.
To say by Nut, the brilliant, the great: This is my son, my first born, N., opener of my womb; this is my beloved, with whom I have been satisfied. Reads the first utterance and describes the deceased king. These texts were used to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife.
Stephen E. Thompson
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 76, (1990), pp. 17-25
These texts were found in the pyramids at Saqqara and date back over four thousand years, they were funerary inscriptions found on the inner walls of the pyramids. These were a basis for the early Egyptian religion. These were sacred texts that until the 6th dynasty were only used by the pharaoh. Mercer was the first person to translate these completely in English although they had been translated previously in other languages. First discoved by Gaston Maspero in 1881 these were recognized as possibly the oldest religious texts in existence today.
To say by Nut, the brilliant, the great: This is my son, my first born, N., opener of my womb; this is my beloved, with whom I have been satisfied. Reads the first utterance and describes the deceased king. These texts were used to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife. These texts were used in other tombs, but they did not just copy what was previously written. Each "spell" was crafted for the specific person it was to protect. "This was an evolving process of pyramid texts." With each time it was written the text changed and was suited for the new individual taking what they liked and rearranging it as they pleased. This allowed personal flair to be onset to each text itself.
The Ancient Egyptian Religion very often did not take into account the feeling of the individual, it was mostly to set a strict set of rules to be obeyed by them. The Egyptian religion was not for the people to beg to for forgiveness like in the Christian religion, but more so as a way for the pharaohs to gain undying obedience from the people. The Christian religion among others tells you to talk to go and observe him, in the Egyptian religion it does not encourage you to humble to the deities but instead follow what they say. This means that Egyptian religion was a form of governmental control in ancient times. This is an interesting sentiment because they used divine prominence to dictate what the people would do, and this wouldn't be the last time in history this would happen. This may be one of the older accounts of this happening though which is very helpful for studying this field.
This Article explains different folklore held by the population of ancient Egyptian monuments. This article takes into account the changes over time from the ancient texts to what more modern people account for the truth. This shows how even when there are ancient texts describing the past how things can still be interpreted differently among different people. This causes it to be hard to distinguish the original context of what something may have been. Many different folklore have diverged so far from the original truth that it is hard for us to determine what that truth was. This happens all over in history and makes it difficult to account for the exact details of what happened in certain situations. This is what makes this so important though there are reasons for each of these diversions from the original situation and help us go back and solve what happened with other evidence.
Hello I am Bill Crupi. I am a senior at UCF, I am a Anthropology and Psychology Major. I am in the Anthropology Club at UCF. I love to travel. I have been to 6 of the 7 continents in my life (Not Antarctica), and a bunch of different countries. I have been to tons of ruins through my travels, but the ones I thought were the most amazing were the Egyptian ones. They sort of take your breath away when you look at them for the first time.
The ruins of the temples that have to deal with the ancient Egyptian religion are very interesting to me. I would like to relate actual findings with the religion, each temple should have it's own feel to it depending on which gods or goddesses they worship at that particular temple. Also each temple may have different practices based on this as well.
Module 4
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/180764/Egyptian-religion
---This website is very informative and has a lot of detailed descriptions on Egyptian religion.
Module 5
This photo was taken at the Temple of Hatshepsut, a Temple dedicated to the Sun God Ra. The picture depicts Hieroglyphics of Ra, Ra was a very important god in the Egyptian religion. I took this picture myself when I was at the temple during my travels in Egypt.
Module 6
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_religion&action=history
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_11_attacks&action=history
Wikis can be trustworthy but you have to make sure that the information is sourced properly. Yes anyone can change them but especially with a large wiki like Wikipedia they have may people fact checking the information.
Module 7
Egyptian Religion was very important in ancient times, so much so that they created giant temples dedicated to the gods. These temples had great importance, being places of worship, Military fortresses, and even places for offerings to the gods. Large temples were of great economic activity providing many jobs for the people of the surrounding areas. Religion helped the people in many ways. Not all gods had temples, but many of the main gods had multiple temples devoted to them. There was often relationships between the gods that allowed the temples to depict multiple gods and sometimes honoring them as well as the main god of the temple. Only the pharaoh and the high priests could enter the most sacred areas of these temples. Pharaohs often put much of their wealth in to the temples feeling it to be their duty to honor the gods. Ancient Egyptian religion left us with many temples to study, if not for these temples we would have a significantly diminished amount of information about Egyptian religion.
A Picture of me at Luxor temple, talking to the guide. Luxor is located on the site of Ancient Thebes.
Module 8
The floodplains along the Nile constitute an important but as yet little utilized series of laboratories for the comparative study of the origins
and interaction of ancient civilizations
“Kerma: The Rise of an African Civilization,” Bruce G. Trigger, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1. (1976), pp. 1-21.
Module 9
egypt.pdf
Module 10
The Pyramid Texts. Translated by Samuel A.B. Mercer 1952.
These texts were found in the pyramids at Saqqara and date back over four thousand years, they were funerary inscriptions found on the inner walls of the pyramids. These were a basis for the early Egyptian religion. These were sacred texts that until the 6th dynasty were only used by the pharaoh. Mercer was the first person to translate these completely in English although they had been translated previously in other languages. First discoved by Gaston Maspero in 1881 these were recognized as possibly the oldest religious texts in existence today.
To say by Nut, the brilliant, the great: This is my son, my first born, N., opener of my womb; this is my beloved, with whom I have been satisfied. Reads the first utterance and describes the deceased king. These texts were used to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife.
Stepped pyramid at Saqqara
Module 11
The Origin of the Pyramid Texts Found on Middle Kingdom Saqqâra Coffins
Stephen E. Thompson
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 76, (1990), pp. 17-25
These texts were found in the pyramids at Saqqara and date back over four thousand years, they were funerary inscriptions found on the inner walls of the pyramids. These were a basis for the early Egyptian religion. These were sacred texts that until the 6th dynasty were only used by the pharaoh. Mercer was the first person to translate these completely in English although they had been translated previously in other languages. First discoved by Gaston Maspero in 1881 these were recognized as possibly the oldest religious texts in existence today.
To say by Nut, the brilliant, the great: This is my son, my first born, N., opener of my womb; this is my beloved, with whom I have been satisfied. Reads the first utterance and describes the deceased king. These texts were used to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife. These texts were used in other tombs, but they did not just copy what was previously written. Each "spell" was crafted for the specific person it was to protect. "This was an evolving process of pyramid texts." With each time it was written the text changed and was suited for the new individual taking what they liked and rearranging it as they pleased. This allowed personal flair to be onset to each text itself.
Module 12
This is a Map of the approximate area of practice during ancient Egypt.
Module 13
The Religion of the Poor in Ancient Egypt
Battiscombe Gunn
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology , Vol. 3, No. 2/3 (Apr. - Jul., 1916), pp. 81-94
Published by: Egypt Exploration Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3853740
The Ancient Egyptian Religion very often did not take into account the feeling of the individual, it was mostly to set a strict set of rules to be obeyed by them. The Egyptian religion was not for the people to beg to for forgiveness like in the Christian religion, but more so as a way for the pharaohs to gain undying obedience from the people. The Christian religion among others tells you to talk to go and observe him, in the Egyptian religion it does not encourage you to humble to the deities but instead follow what they say. This means that Egyptian religion was a form of governmental control in ancient times. This is an interesting sentiment because they used divine prominence to dictate what the people would do, and this wouldn't be the last time in history this would happen. This may be one of the older accounts of this happening though which is very helpful for studying this field.
Module 14
The Folklore of Ancient Egyptian Monuments
L. V. Grinsell
Folklore , Vol. 58, No. 4 (Dec., 1947), pp. 345-360
Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd.
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1257192
This Article explains different folklore held by the population of ancient Egyptian monuments. This article takes into account the changes over time from the ancient texts to what more modern people account for the truth. This shows how even when there are ancient texts describing the past how things can still be interpreted differently among different people. This causes it to be hard to distinguish the original context of what something may have been. Many different folklore have diverged so far from the original truth that it is hard for us to determine what that truth was. This happens all over in history and makes it difficult to account for the exact details of what happened in certain situations. This is what makes this so important though there are reasons for each of these diversions from the original situation and help us go back and solve what happened with other evidence.
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